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One has a Flathead, One a Blown Olds, But Somehow These Traditional Hot Rods Share the Same Soul

There is just something about a traditional styled hot rod that just makes people smile. Even folks that wouldn’t describe themselves as traditional hot rod fans somehow find themselves drawn...

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From Dirty Dozen to Unreal Adventure 2026 Invited Subscriber: Pete Meyer and his 1963 Willys Wagon Made The Cut!

A few days ago we shared the Unreal Adventure Dirty Dozen, those 12 rigs that came from more than 100 submissions to be chosen to participate in Unreal Adventure 2026. Out of those 12, 5 will be...

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Retropower’s Austin Allegro Build Is Restomod Greatness. But is it Hiding a Secret? You Bet Your Ass It Is!

This here is something special. It’s not that an Austin Allegro is at the top of my british car list, but it is certainly up there! And when you see what has been done to make this what some...

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Building A 1968 Camaro Drift Car In Autoshop, and Then Taking It To The SEMA Show AND PRI! This is Something Special!

When the Los Angeles Career Center decides to do something, they go all in. Given the fact that Southern California is the epicenter of hot rodding and racing, it makes sense that a project like this...

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Jay Leno Takes a ride in ONE of the TWO 1914 Knox Model 46s still in Existence: This is a 496 CI Overhead-Valve Monster From the Nethercutt Collection!

Sometimes we forget just how bad ass humans were 100-140 years ago. I say this because the amount of invention and ingenuity that was happening in the world was just insane. I mean people came up...

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Craigslist Find of the Week: Budweiser Rocket Car Transporter

We were really excited to get the tip on this Budweiser Rocket Car trailer, even though it clearly doesn’t meet the standards of race transporters today. None of that matters when you consider...

Racing Junk Find: A Built to the Hilt Chevy Even Goliath Would Bow To!

This is one bad ass Chevy. Packing the best of the best in parts and construction this mud racing monster has a full roller 496ci big block Chevy that cranks out 600hp. That power gets sent through...

Junior Johnson Starts Race Team For Son

Junior Johnson, one of the great figures in NASCAR history is stepping back into the sport, albeit not at the top level, just yet. Junior has fired up Junior Johnson Racing, a team that will support...

BangShift Question of the Day: What’s Your Favorite Movie Car?

With the Green Hornet movie soon to hit theaters with the iconic Chrysler Imperial playing a central role, we got to thinking about our favorite movie cars of all time. There have been lots of great...

Engine Project Update: Tearing Down the 1960s Pontiac OHC Six

When we heard that our OG BangShift pal Randal was looking for an old Pontiac overhead cam six engine we got excited because we knew he’d find one and start a neat project. Our instincts were...

Neato: Ilmore Engineering Develops 5-Stroke Concept Engine

England’s Ilmore Engineering has long made their bones developing engines for Indy cars, Formula One teams, and other really high end racing applications. The company also does awesome work on...

Caption This Photo: An Automotive Crime in Progress

Ladies and gentlemen, what we have here is photographic evidence of an automotive crime being committed. As we say in the business, this is a 264 or, donk construction in progress. We don’t...

Open Track Day Wreckage: How To Crash Your Evo While Not Wearing Any Safety Gear

Open track days are riotous fun. They are the type of events that allow people who have always wanted to road race a shot at the track to test their mettle. In the case of this video, which shows a...

Epic Road Trip Thread: Turk and Three Lunatics Cruise to Mexico on Old Hondas

You’ve probably heard the name Keith Turk before. If you read Hot Rod Magazine, you’ve seen his ugly mug racing at Bonneville, Loring, Maxton, and anywhere else dudes and dudettes strive...

eBay Find: An S-10 Hot Rod Creation Thing

There’s an expression car guys use, “You can’t put lipstick on a pig.” There will soon be another expression that they’ll use. It will be something along the line of,...

Project Car Update: Stage1Scott’s Sublime ’67 Fairlane Sedan Gets the Mighty FE Engine Installed

BangShifter “stage1scott” has been building his killer Sublime 1967 Ford Fairlane Sedan for the past 22 months and is getting really close to big smokey burnouts. Scott started with...

BangShift Question of the Day: Blower, Nitrous, or Turbocharger?

One of the more debate inducing topics here in the hallowed halls of Bangshift centers around power adders for engines. Guys and girls are firmly entrenched in their allegiance and affinity to...

BangShift Welcomes Holley as Our Newest Sponsor!

BangShift is proud to announce that Holley, one of the most iconic brand names in hot rodding is the newest member of our family of sponsors. Their foundation was built on the hardest charging, most...

Best of BangShift 2010: Hugh Scott Bathed in Fire at Houston!

Alabama-based Pro Extreme racer Hugh Scott suffered a horrifying crash during the final round of qualifying at the ADRL’s UTI Texas Drags in Houston, Texas. The car apparently got fuel under...